Dipendra Bir Bikram

Dipendra Bir Bikram (27 June 1971-4 June 2001) was the de facto King of Nepal from 1 to 4 June 2001 after the Nepalese royal massacre, in which Dipendra killed his father Birendra Bir Bikram and his mother Aishwarya of Nepal to avenge a dispute over his mariage. He shot himself, and for three days he ruled as king while in a coma before dying on 4 June.

Biography
Dipendra Bir Bikram was born on 27 June 1971 in Kathmandu, Nepal to King Birendra Bir Bikram and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal. He attended Eton College in the United Kingdom and Tribhuvan University in Nepal, and he was a keen practicioner of karate while in college, becoming a black belt. However, Dipendra's luxurious life was ruined when Queen Aishwarya refused to allow him to marry Devyani Rana, a member of the rival House of Rana. Dipendra was enraged, and he engaged in a binge of alcohol and hashish before killing his parents and seven other people at a monthly reunion dinner at the Narayanhity Royal Palace. Dipendra then shot himself, and from 1 June to 4 June 2001 he was technically King of Nepal while in a coma. However, he died of his wounds.